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    <body><![CDATA[This young adult book is a collection of short stories with the requirement that somewhere in the story, a book needs to be mentioned.  I used one story for a science fiction unit at school and then decided to read the rest.  Nice, light reading; good reading while on the treadmill.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Multi-genre collection of short stories by well respected authors.  This book could be used when beginning literature circles for short stories. High interest, something for everyone.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So far, this book is good. I wouldn't necessarily classify as juvenile like the library did, because there are a couple parts so far that I wouldn't want my kid reading. But overall, I'm enjoying the book.  I grabbed because I'm a huge Gary Paulsen fan and he edited the book. It's a collection of sh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7801756">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't usually enjoy short stories but these were wonderful. I especially enjoyed Follow the Water. Read a thon book]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent short stories...my favorite was &quot;The Good Deed&quot; and I plan on reading this one to my class.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent stories about books and reading -- gotta love that!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty darn boring!!!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Every time I saw this book at a book store, I would think &quot;oh I want that book&quot; and then I'd think, &quot;but wait. don't I already have that book&quot;? and finally I'd think &quot;I'd better check my shelves&quot; and then I forget and then the cycle would start again.<br/>And Yah! The ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7098211">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow! What a surprise. What a great collection of short stories. I was weary of the 'edited by Gary Paulsen' - (Sorry, I'm not a <em>Hatchet</em> fan). But just about every story is great. M. T. Anderson's inclusion &quot;Barcarole for Paper and Bones&quot; is amazingly good (I read it again right after finis...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4345004">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the second time I've read this delightful collection of stories.  Gary Paulsen edited these stories and the sales of the book profit Pro Literacy Worldwide.  I just love that.  The stories were wonderful.  I especially loved the ones by M.T. Anderson, Marion Dane Bauer, and Jennifer L. Holm...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36097417">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed these short stories, put together by Gary Paulsen for a literacy project.  All of the stories are by YA authors and each also showcases or mentions a book as well.  I particularly liked the stories by Ellen Conford, Jennifer Holm, Margaret Peterson Haddix, and A. Lafaye.  ]]></body>
    
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